Medicin og sundhed

Family Medical Adviser

John Skelton · 1848 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London, Moxon and Walker. Cloth. The second edition of only two thousand of this uncommon mid-19th-century lifestyle and medical work by John Skelton, for families. The second edition of only two thousand, in the publisher's original cloth.A scarce and uncommon mid-ninete...

The Veterinary Journal and Annals of Comparative Pathology

George Fleming [ed.] · 1876 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, 1876 . First edition. Leather. Two very scarce early volumes of George Fleming's periodical of veterinary sciences and comparative pathology, with articles on a wide range of animal ailments. Two very scarce first edition volumes of &apos...

The Veterinary Vade Mecum: A Manual on the Horse, Cow, Dog & Sheep

[ed. by R.P.G. Lord, J. Rush, W. Rush] · 1875 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, The Homeopathic Publishing Company, 1875. Cloth. A very scarce veterinary manual for horses, cows, dogs and sheep, with a clear focus on observation and providing proper care with the latest scientific methods. Veterinary Vade Mecum: A Manual on the Horse, Cow, Dog & S...

Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms

M.C. Cooke [Mordecai Cubitt Cooke] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1894. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of an intriguing and enjoyable record of different types of mushrooms and whether they are edible or poisonous, including preparation tips, by eminent mycologist Mordecai Cubitt Co...

Letters Relating to the Love Episode of William Pitt

William Pitt; Lord Rosebery [intro.]; Sir Walter Farquhar · 1900 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

Not Stated, Printed for Private Circulation, 1900 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional example of the scarce first edition of the letters written by William Pitt to his intended, Eleanor Eden. With an account of Pitt's health from his physician. The scarce first edition...

An Inquiry Concerning That Disturbed State of the Vital Functions Usually Denominated Constitutional Irritation

Benjamin Travers · 1826 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1826 . First edition. Leather. An exceptionally bright example the first edition of Benjamin Travers's study of the irritated responses of the nervous and vascular systems to disease and injury. The uncommon first edition of ...

Pseudodoxia Epidemica: Or, Enquiries Into Very Many Received Tenents, and Commonly Presumed Truths

Thomas Brown Dr. of Physick [Thomas Browne] · 1658 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,342)

London, Printed by R. W. for Nath. Ekins , 1658. Leather. A scarce early edition of this popular work from polymath Thomas Browne, challenging common errors and superstitions of his time. The third edition, corrected and enlarged.Bound in full calf, with raised bands.An intrig...

Burnham Beeches

Francis George Heath · 1879 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1879. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated study of the beautiful Burnham Beeches from Francis George Heath. Second edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates, and a map. Collated complete. A detailed ...

A Complete System of Practical Book-Keeping, Applicable to All Kings of Business

C. Morrison · 1828 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

Edinburgh, Stirling & Kenney, 1828 . Leather. A scarce early 19th century instructional guide to double-entry bookkeeping, including comparison of various methods of bookkeeping. The fourth edition of this work, which is scarce in all editions.With an engraved title page, lett...

A Letter to Sir William Garrow, His Majesty&Apos;S Attorney-General, on His Proposed Bill for Regulating the Practice of Surgery Throughout the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

James Hamilton · 1818 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, The Pamphleteer, 1818. Unbound. The very scarce second edition of James Hamilton's argument against Sir William Garrow's proposed bill to standardise surgical practices throughout the UK. The second edition of this very scarce work, published from Volume XII ...

Eugenics and Education Reprinted from the "Eugenics Review" July, 1912

John Russell; Mrs. MacCoy Irwin · 1912 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Eugenics Education Society, c1912. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this pamphlet reprinted from the Eugenics Review of July 1912. Very scarce work. Two short essays reprinted rom the July 1912 issue of The Eugenics Review, a periodical acting as they official organ fo...

Enteric Fever in India

Ernest Roberts · 1906 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

Calcutta, Thacker, Spink & Co, 1906. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce study of the enteric fever in India, a detailed work complete with charts and maps. The first edition of this very scarce work.A study on typhoid fever in India, epidemiology, and military hygiene. This w...

Heaven & Hell

Aldous Huxley · 1956 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this companion volume to Huxley's book 'The Doors of Perception&apos. First edition. A companion volume to Huxley's challenging book 'The Doors of Perception', an autobiograp...

Natural Vitality: The Seventh Edition of Prof. Noel&Apos;S Books "Nature the Physician" and "Health & Vitality" Showing How Nature Gives Vitality, New Life & Health without Drugs

1800 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, Theo. Ngel Co. Ltd, c1900. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce and peculiar medical pamphlet promoting the use of Vitae-Ore, a cure-all medicine pushed by Theophilus Noel. A vanishingly scarce medical pamphlet. Theophilus Noel was a 'Geologist' who pushed a cur...

Ideals in Medicine: Remarks Made at the Dedication of the School of Medicine of the University of California at Los Angeles, November 2, 1951

Herbert M. Evans · 1951 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Not Stated, Ward Ritchie Press, 1951. Paperback. A smart copy of this uncommon original booklet from the dedication of the School of Medicine of the University of California in 1951. Uncommon work. A record of the inaugural exercises and remarks made for the dedication of the ...

The Bristol Avon

Ernest Walls · 1927 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

Bristol, Arrowsmith, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study of the Bristol Avon, with the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a fro...

Our Rarer British Breeding Birds

Richard Kearton · 1899 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)

London, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Kearton work on the ornithological wildlife in Britain. The first edition of this work.One of the many books based on wildlife in Britain by brothers Richard and Cherry Kearton, two of ...

Points of the Horse: A Treatise on the Confirmation, Movements, Breeds, and Evolution of the Horse

M. Horace Hayes · 1903 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Hurst and Blackett, Limited, 1903. Cloth. A smart third edition of this illustrated work on the horse and its evolution from veterinarian M. Horace Hayes. Third edition, revised and enlarged with two hundred and seventy-nine images added. Illustrated with six hundred a...

Health Lectures Delivered in Manchester 1875-6, 1876-7, 1877-8

Various · 1883 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, John Heywood , 1883. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce series of lectures on health and the important of sanitary practice, in the publisher's pleasing decorative cloth. The first edition of this work.A very scarce volume of health lectures from the 'Health...

The Diary of a Country Parson & Rides Around Britain

James Woodforde; John Byng · 1992 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, The Folio Society, 1992-1996. Cloth. Two very smart works on life and travel in Britain from the Folio Society, with illustrations throughout. Two volumes. This set includes: The Diary of a Country Parson, 1992. With many illustrations throughout. The diary of James Wo...